Improvement in combined hay-spreaders and cookers



@niet mangeant @affita Leiters l'Patent No. 76,073, dated lilarclt 31, 1868.

'IMPROVEMENT IIN COMBINED HAY-SPREADERS AND OGKRS.

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Be it known'that I, Rl TQGILLg-of Poughkeepsie, in the county of Du'tchess, and State of New York, have l invented a new and improved Hay-Cooking and*Tedding-Machinegiv and I do hereby declare that the' following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others'skilled in the art to make and use the i same, reference being hadto theaccom'panying drawings, formingrpart of this specification, in which- Figure l is a vertical section of my improved machine, takenthrough the linie x, fig.1.

Figure 2 is a top or' plan view'of the same. i

lSimilar. letters 'of referencedndicate like partsi My invention has for its object to furnish an improved machine, by means ofwhich hay may be cocked or teddcd r'apidly,iconveniently, and thoroughly; and it consists in an improved machine formed iby the combina-V tion of the gatherer, "carrier, and. receiving-box, h aving an upper and a lower pivoted'grate'and-'a swinging door, and in the receiving-box, furnished with an upper and a lower pivoted grate, and with aswinging door, andfin the arrangement of arms', rods, and levers for operating the said gratesand door, the whole being constructed and arranged as'hereinafter vmore fully described. v j j Y .A is the frame ofthe machine. B is the axle, which revolves in bearings in the frame A, and upon which the Wheels C and D revolve. E`isa wheel pivted to an arm, F, attached tothe-forward part of the frame A to support the said forward end of the frame, and prevent it from coming too near the ground in passing over uneven surfaces. G isa 'rake-shaftpto whichj spring-teeth-H are attached, to collect the hay from the ground. Ijs a lever attached `to the end of the shaft G,by means of whichthe 'teethH imay be raised-.from the ground when desired. J is alshaft revolving in bearings ini the end of the frameA, and whichis providedwith radiall teeth, K, that take thefhay from the teeth H, and transfer it to the carrier L. `The'shaft J receives motion from the shaft Z of the carrier L, by means of the band M, passingparound pulleys attached tothe ends of the `shafts J and Z1, or by means-of gear-wheels attached to the ends of said shafts. "L is the carrier,l consisting of an endless belt, Z2, passing around the rollers or shafts Z1 and Z3. Thecarrier L receives the hay from-the gatherer G H J K, and -diseharges'it` into the box or reeeiver'N. The carrier L receives motion from the axle B by means of the band O, which passes'around thelpulley P, attached to the Yaxle B, and around the pulley R,

vattachedvto the journal of the shaft Z3. lhe gatherer G HJ K may be -replaced by any other of suitableform,

its particular form being immaterial. If' desired, in the space between the shafts Z1 and Za may be placed an inclined floor orv platform, and the endless belt or apron replaced with endless chains,oonnected at suitabledis-- 'tances by cross-bars, having teeth attachedvto'themywhichwill carry` 'up' the hay, and deposit in -thev receiveri N is the receiver-box, the lower part `of 'which should be made flaring towards the bottom, 'and the sides should also flare. towards the rear, sc that the hay, when released, V'may' pass out freely and all together; The

rear side 'of the box I prefer to make nearly vertical, so that the upper grate S, when dropped down, may-lie closely along thesaid side. I The rear `side 'n' orf-th lower part of the receiver-box N is made in the form of a swinging door, which is attached at'itsupper edge to a bar, T, working in' bearings in the frame of the box N.

To the end of the bar T is attached, or upon itis formed, a'lever or arms, U,\extendin'g both above-and below the said bar.' To the lower end of the arm ,or lever U is pivoted the end of aconnectingrod, V, the other'end. of which is pivoted tc'the lever W'. The rod V and lever U should be adjustably pivotedto 'reach other, so that thethrow of the said lever U'may he regulated atpleasure. ".lhe lower end of the lever WV is pivoted to the frame A of the machine, and its upper end extends up into such a position as to -be reached and operated bythe .driver from his seat, X.

S is the upper grate, which is pivoted in the upper part 'of the box N by 'its 4rear side-bar, as shown -in the drawings. Upon the projecting end of said side-bar is formed,or to it'is attached, an arm, S', extending down.v

into such a position as to be reached and operated by theupper end of the lever U. Yis the lower grate, which is placed at the bottom ofthe box N, and whichis'pivoted-to the sides of said box by its front side-bar. Upon the projecting. end of said bar isformed, or to it is attach'ed,'an arm, y, to Athe upper end of -which ispivoted he end ofthe connecting-rodl Z,-'the:other end of which is pivoted to the lever W..

A is a ratchet-wheel attached to the axle B, Bi.s a pawl pivotefl to the ivheel C. C1 is a spring, one end of which is attached to'the'pavvl B', and its other end rests against a.l stop-pin, D', attached to a spoke ofthe wheel C. The spring C,`when in the position shown in iig.. v1, holds the pawl B down against the teeth of the ratchet-wheel A', sothat the machine cannot be drawn forward w-itll'out operating the various parts of said machine; `but,if.. the'free end of the spring' is moved to the other side of the stop-pin I5', it then holds the pan'laway from the ratchet-wheel, so that 'thevniaehine vmay be moved in eitherdirection 4Without revolving the axle B, or operating-the other parts ofthe said machine.

Inusing the machine, the hay is collected bythe gatherer H J K, and'` carried up and discharged into the box N by the carrier L. When a suiiicient 'quantity has been received in said box to form a cock, the lever W is moved back into the position shown in red in fig'. 1.- `'.lhis raises .theupper grat'eS intofthe position shown in redin igzl, preventing any more hay from passing into the said box. The same movement-*drops the lower' rate Y, and raises the swin in doorm so that as the machine inovesomthe ha. -cockie left standin u on g A g, g t i 7 y g. P

v:the ground. The lever W is thenvrelease'd, allowing the grates and door to take their-original positionsA until enough hay has been collected to form another cock.V vBy turning the lower grate Y up against-the forward eide of lthe box N, and securingit in that position, vthe machinemay be usedwith great .advantage fortedding; the

hay, stirring it thoroughly7 and leaving it spread evenl'yover Athe ground.

.What I claim Vas new, and desire '.to secure-by Letters Patent, is'v 1. An improved machine for cockingand-Atedding hay, formed by the combination of the gatherer GH JK andoarrier L, ortheirequiva'lents', with the receiver-box N, having an upper grate, S, a lower grate, Y-,vand a swingingdoor, u,.suhstantially -as herein shown and described. i I

2. The receiver-box N, 'furnished with: an upper gratie, S,al ower grate, Y,.a. nd aiswinging doorn', substantially aslherein shew'n and'desciibedf Y 4 3. The combination and arrangementnofthe arm y', connectingaod Z., lever W, connecting-rod V, and lever U with each' other and with the grate Y, grate S, and .swinging door n', substantie-11jr as herein shown and described', and' for the purpose set forth.

Witnesses J AMES r BLANGHRD, ALBERT vAlrrmm. 

